Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-05
THE CONTEST.
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IA Il
@. How long was it there and up to
what time?
a. 1 think il was there until proba-
bly after the election. II might be there
~re some of them there yet. l never
ordered them torn dowr.
@. Well, now then, after the regis
tration had been extended to the 9th
why was this kept,up in your office noti-
fying persons that they must register on
or before October 2ds
"A, l suppose on the same principle
that all the notices that are posted
around the building. We tear them down
- we have to make room for others.
+. For instance, all our probate notices
F., may remain there for o year unless the
spsce is needed for some other purpose.
20. 1 am not referring to its being
vosted on the outside of the courthouse;
I an referring to in your office, this being
= posted up.
"A. l think there is copy there now
O. Don't you think that would mis-
lead parties going into your Office?
A. Possibly it might. I don't think
, there was evei man-if there was it is
out of knowledge-I don't think there
was man applied to the office for regis
tration but that he was registered ii he
took the oath.
a. believe that myself.
A, The Great Register is never
closed, as understand it.
@. Were you down at the Second
Ward any time during the day?
A. White House?
@. Yes, sir.
A. Yes, sir, / think 4 was; / was
there two or three times-maybe half q
dozen. was around the city during
the election.
@. Did you notice the condition of il!
A. With regard to the line of voters!
O, Well, never mind. That is all l
want with you, Mr.. Dunsmoor, ct pres
ent. except this: | would ask you to
please bring all the lists for examination
here. don't know whether we will of
fer them in evidence or not.
A. The list of whichf
q. The appointments of the Deputy
Clerks, the specials for the purposes OF
registration.
A. can make you list.
@. We only want to see them; we
may not want them at all, sir. Ii you
allow US to examine them, that Is all.
A. With pleasure.
Mr.. Campbell. We don't want to 60
on with cur cross-examination until you
have definitely concluded.
Mr., Robarts. l have concluded with
that exception.
Mr.. Campbell. We do not want to 60
on until we can go through the whole
cross. examination.
d. AZ Pnhort, / naap tho Ra-
publicans appointed by you for the pur-
poses of registration afterwards; subse-
qusnt to the or at the time of the
Briefly mantle sto of the 2lst.
A. All that were appointed since the
2lst.
o. Well, since the I'd of October.
A. Well, all right. You also want
list of those who were filed by the As
seasons!
@. That you have.
A. Yes, sir, by the Assessors.
Mr.. Howard. You want the appoint.
ments themselves.
Mr.. Robarts. He will bring them
over to examine.
Mr. Campbell. Better bring them all.
There may be questions about the hand
writing, and those things.
Witness, Do YOU wish me to bring
any of those affidavits,
Mr.. Robarts. Yes, sir, the ones that
were rejected by you.
Mr.. Campbell. Yes, sir.
c.H. DUNsMooR RECALLED.
4 can give you the complete list OF
the deputies, when they were appointed,
when they took the 'oath of Office, and
when the oath of Office was filed in the
office.
@. On the I'd of October you had
come to the conclusion, then, to con.
tinue the registration. had you not?
A. Well, we never intended to stop
registration. We never claimed that
the Register was closed.
@. Well, you did intend to close the
registration for the purpose of voting, on
the I'd of October, did you not?
A. Yes sir, that is, for the purpose
of printing.
@. Well then, on the I'd of October
you intended to close the registration 80
that no person that came on the Register
afterwards could vote?
A. Yes, sir, that was as understood
the matter.
@. Yes, sir. Then why did you ap-
point Fred G.. Smith, j. NJ. Dunsmoor
and Frank D. Bullard Deputy County
Clerks on the I'd of October?
A. For the purpose Of registering
voters.
@. To vote on the ID of November?
A. To vote on the I'd of November.
@. Then you had made up your
mind, then, to continue the registration
for the purposes of voting on the I'd Of
November, Jon the I'd of October?
A. Now, just excuse me. The Reg.
lister was supposed-we intended that
the registration for publication would
~close on the evening of October I'd.
@, Yes, sir.
A. And these gentlemen were ap-
pointed for that special purpose of regis.
tration. We supposed that the thing
would close up, and these parties knew
parties that they could get, and they
would register them. aud they were
appointed.
@. All Republicans. aren't they?
A. Those are, certainly.
@. And the next appointment you
made, then, was on the 10th of October?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Was the appointment of these
parties on the goth of October prior to
your consultation with Briefly which
led to the printing and publication of
his notice rs Chairman of the Republi-
can County Central Committee?
A. I think it was about the same
time.
@. Yes. sir. They were appointed
on the 2Oth, and his manifesto came out
on, the 2lst.
A. Yes, sir.
O.. He had cognizance of the fact
chat these parties had been appointed
Deputy County Clerks for the purpose
Of registration?
A. don't know; 1 presume he
might have known it, because l had my
circulars printed and distributed on the
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